July 16, 2020

Salt & Pepper Shrimp

Salt & Pepper Shrimp is something I love to order when we are out at a restaurant, but I never order it for delivery because it definitely doesn’t travel well. The same goes for fried calamari. In the delivery process, what was intended to be crispy and crunchy turns into a soggy mess the longer it sits in a sweaty TO GO box. Plus, it’s never HOT, and that bugs me.

But now I don’t have to order takeout cuz I made one of my favorite dishes at home and my family loved it!

And that in itself is a reason to celebrate. There’s a new dish to add to my picky eater household and I AM THRILLED because I am getting so tired of cooking the same ole things during the quarantine. A big plus is that most of the ingredients are things I usually have on hand!

LISTS

July 13, 2020

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 29 of 2020

Happy Monday, friends!

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Meal prep this week includes: pita chips and bananas for the freezer (keeps homemade pita chips fresh!), limeade, hibiscus tea, red wine vinaigrette, pickled onions, carrots, potato green bean salad, blueberry pudding cake*, herb zucchini fritters*, farro salad*, miso buttery corn, beet ginger juice, celery juice, energy bars, and brown rice. Anything with an * after it means the recipe is on my blog! #shutterbeanmealprep

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Meal Prep this Week:

pita chips
bananas for the freezer
limeade
hibiscus tea
red wine vinaigrette
pickled onions
carrots
potato green bean salad
blueberry pudding cake
herb zucchini fritters
farro salad
miso buttery corn
beet ginger juice
celery juice
energy bars
brown rice

Intentions for the Week:

STAY HEALTHY
laundry
fill out my Intentions for the Week printable
BE BETTER AT DRINKING WATER
finish tax stuff
keep Cooper occupied during the day
therapy appointment
call the DMV
work in my Currently Workbook/
make new recipe
post new recipe
package/ship food journals The Handwriting Club
track my steps on my fitbit
MOVE MY BODY /DANCE
send snail mail to friends
catch up on writing
catch up on social media
go for a walk with my family
continue my #100dayproject
track what I eat in my food journal this week
facetime with girlfriends
clean up office desk
work on new printable pack
go to Post Office
delete photos & videos on phone
make a grocery list/grocery shop
ask for help when I need it
pull cards and write in my sketchbook
water indoor plants
work in the yard
edit photos
make artwork for post
build some time in to meditate
get good sleep
take good care of myself

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~STAY HEALTHY~~
~~laundry~~
~~fill out my Intentions for the Week printable~~
~~BE BETTER AT DRINKING WATER~~
~~keep Cooper occupied during the day~~
~~therapy appointment~~
~~work in my Currently Workbook/ post June 2020~~
~~make new recipe~~
~~post new recipe~~
~~package/ship food journals The Handwriting Club~~
~~track my steps on my fitbit~~
~~MOVE MY BODY /DANCE~~
send snail mail to friends
~~catch up on writing~~
~~catch up on social media~~
~~rest my back/stretch~~
~~go for a walk with my family~~
~~continue my #100dayproject~~
~~give myself a manicure~~
~~tweeze brows~~
~~track what I eat in my food journal this week~~
~~facetime with girlfriends~~
~~clean up office desk~~
~~work on new printable pack~~
~~go to Post Office~~
~~delete photos & videos on phone~~
~~make a grocery list/grocery shop~~
~~ask for help when I need it~~
~~pull cards and write in my sketchbook~~
~~water indoor plants~~
~~work in the yard~~
~~edit photos~~
~~make artwork for post~~
~~build some time in to meditate~~
~~get good sleep~~
~~take good care of myself~~

Recipes to Try:

Spicy Mango Chile Wraps

Salmon Potato Arugula Salad

Thai Corn Coconut Soup

Corn Tomato Shishito Pizza (on the grill!)

Baked Feta Stuffed Peppers

Ginger Mango Lime Sorbet

Mango Apple Salad with Sugared Lime Zest

If you make a recipe from Shutterbean, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations!

Pump Jam for the Week:

Mantra for the week!

Feeling stuck? Make a list!

Write down your intentions for the week to help hold you accountable for action.

If you need some help, my printable can save your week!

I’m rooting for you!

my everyday life, Photography

July 12, 2020

My Everyday Life Week 28

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 28

Art time!

Had an art date with my friend Neiley this week! It was so nice to have girl time.

I played with ink in my sketchbook.

Got to snuggle with my friend Walter.

Cooper getting a Huggy snug.

My Intentions for the Week printable for last week.

LISTS

July 10, 2020

I LOVE LISTS

If you need to start next week off right, download my Intentions for the Week Printable!

Inspiration

July 7, 2020

Currently June 2020

Currently June 2020

Here we are. It’s July as a type this up.

Not gonna lie… June was a tough month.

My timing has been off with everything. My diet has been off. My energy has been off too. Everything is off!

No more school and no Summer camps have made it a very precarious time to be working at home with my husband and Cooper. We rely heavily on summer camps to get us through the summer but now it’s Camp Mom + Dad (mostly Mom) every day while we try to get work done.

The hardest part is not having boundaries between work, home, and family time.

Not knowing when the end is in sight makes it hard to plan anything.

Not being able to plan anything or have an idea of what the next year will look like is tough.

Worrying about worrying too much and that some people aren’t worrying at all. Worrying a lot! Worrying is exhausting!

And then there’s grief…grieving our old lives and trying to make space to accept some of the things that we are dealing with are beyond our control.

But I know that when I am feeling feelings, I must put some time into reflection.

Let’s look at my June spread in my Currently Workbook

LISTS

July 6, 2020

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 28 of 2020

Hello, friends. It’s Monday! Did you have a nice 4th of July? We hung out with our pod around a pool. It was pretty mellow. We had hot dogs, drinks, cookies & fun. We spent the weekend with my niece and we did art together and we had some great conversations. I love the adult she is becoming and cannot believe she is 21. Another week at home working with my family. I really hope we can get out for an evening walk sometime this week. Let’s take a moment and write down our Intentions for the Week!